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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1092 )

• The Only Way is Essex

  

  Essex, the home county to the east of London, has the reputation of being, well, a bit chavvy. But there’s more to Essex than big hair, gaudy bling, fake tans,... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Dick!

  

  Shortly after we moved to the village, the good lady wife of our local pub landlord popped round to the cottage with a housewarming gift. She said, “I saw this... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eurovision 2023

  

  Yes, it’s that time of year again when the technicolor travelling circus that is Eurovision rolls into town. After Ukraine’s win last year, the tele-moguls... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Right Royal Do

  

  My dad took the King’s shilling in the late forties and made a career out of soldiering for the next twenty-something years. Despite swearing allegiance to the... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Day, Another Silly Scam

  

  Spam is just like tax and death – unavoidable. Crafty spammers, scammers and crooks, enhanced by even craftier AI, are at it night and day finding even more... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fifteen-Year Itch

  

  For our fifteenth wedding anniversary we were itching for a big city scratch with a difference. Despite my heathen leanings, I do like an impressive church,... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Echo Youth Theatre Presents Little Shop of Horrors

  

  We had a little taste of Echo Youth Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors at the Maddermarket’s recent charity gig and thought, yep, that’s right up our alley. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Send in the Clones

  

  When, in the late seventies, I took my first tentative steps onto London’s knock-and-enter gay scene, facial hair was all the rage. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Labours of Love

  

  As a superannuated member of the grumpy grey herd, I still read newspapers, those quaintly old-fashioned printed sheets of paper that leave ink smudges on your... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paul O’Grady, RIP

  

  We awoke this morning to the sad news that Paul O’Grady, AKA Lily Savage drag queen extraordinaire, has died. Even though I didn’t know Paul personally,... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Amazing ABBA Voyage

  

  A big birthday deserves a big show and they don’t get much bigger than ABBA Voyage at the specially constructed ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Madder Mates at the Maddermarket

  

  Times are hard and, like so many others, the Maddermarket Theatre, former chapel and the spiritual home of am-dram in Norwich, is feeling the pinch. They... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What’s Your Poison?

  

  Every month without fail, Chet Contact drops on the mat. Produced by the Chet Valley Churches, the community magazine is packed with handy information about... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back to Turkey

  

  We were struck down with the dreaded lurgy over the festive period and it just went on and on. What’s a boy to do when he’s at his lowest ebb, snot-wise, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matilda, the High School Musical

  

  The last time I was at a school play, I was in a school play. That was 1976 and it was Midsummer Night’s Dream. No, I wasn’t typecast as one of the fairies.... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kinky Boots

  

  A glitter bomb of drag queens in outrageous slap and the highest heels sashayed onto the stage at Norwich’s Theatre Royal to add a little glamour to the... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Man Called Otto

  

  A feel-good flick is the surest way to chase away those midwinter blues and they don’t come more feel-good than A Man Called Otto, with an unusually brittle... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Then and Now

  

  Back in 2008, the eccentric old fella next door bought my London Victorian terrace in Walthamstow. One fateful evening he popped round with his chequebook and... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Empire of Light

  

  Our first film of 2023 was ‘Empire of Light’ written and directed by Sam Mendes and set around a grand old art deco cinema in a forlorn English seaside resort... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snotty Jack

  

  According to those in the know, as most of us took precautions during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic – social distancing, mask-wearing, hand-washing... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION